Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-10
News notes.

N0W k~Vt%e
The Knights open at the Grand Opera
House tonight.
The contributions for the Stray Girls
Home continue to come in.
The German Ladies' Benevolent Soci.
ETY. give grand bail at Tarnverein Hall
this evening.
r. w. Abbott was yesterday arrested
On a warrant charging him with enibez-
element. sworn out before Justice Taney
BY W. II. Holmes.
The Sisters bill for services at the
smallpox hospital was S29i7, aud the
total expenses of the smallpox to date
amount to Sl4, ,529.5S.
The Board OF Supervisors yesterday
spent the day 10 examining the plans
for a new court.house. They will proba-
bly, arrive at decision to-day.
The tirst libel suit Of II. Fl. Boyce
acainst the Times has been transferred
70 Judge O'Melveny's department and
will be called on Saturday.
The A. Il p. train due here at 9:l0
O'Clock Sunday night arrived here at
fO:90 last night. 1t was delayed by q
burned bridge on the other side OF the
Colorado river.
A party OF capitalists and business
men will visit Hesperia to-day to witness
the opening of the great waterworks of
The new colony, full report of which
will sppear ip the HERALD.
There are now about 600 cars of freight
1t the yards OF the Southern Pacific in
this city, and nearly 1000 cars between
here and Sumner awaiting truusporta-
tion. The freight traffic is simply enor-
NOUS.
Everything looks we'll for the coming
Spring meeting of the Los Angeles Turf
Club, which opens on the 18th. There
IL no silment among the racl pg stock OF
Southern California and this insures the
success Of the meeting.
The cutting of barley hay has begun
in good earnest. The straw is not as
heavy ~ it was last year but the quality
l. remarkably fine. There will be no hay
famine this year. The alfalfa crop is
larger than ever known before in South
em California.
The Beard Of Regents of the Public
Library met yesterday afternoon. Mayor
Workman in the chair. Miss Gavett.
Secretary, read the report fer April,
showing receipts of $3.50 go and expendi.
tures of $l3S.05. The report was re-
.osived and filed. After passing numer-
.ous bills the Board adjourned.
Thirty new street boxes have been
rdered for the Postofhce department.
This viii give some outlying districts
which have not heretofore had boxes
an equal chance with the more densely
populated portions of the city. 1t is
also rumored that Postmaster Gre en- will
ask for an increase OF the carrier force
Of this city,
The ladies' in charge OF the Dairy
Maids Festival at the Pavilion, to be
commenced on May 26th. have secured
an attraction which will be som ethiug
never before seen in Southern California.
John Sherman, the pateutes aad pro-
prietor will produce his famous Illusions
giving NEUROLOGICAL, allegorical and
revolving tahleaux. Sherman has great
novelty and all who see his illusions
will be pleased.
Hon. J. DeBarth Shorb, of San Ma.
rino, was in the city yesterday. He Is
now in communication with distin-
guished German chemist, who is codf-
dent Of making the grape crop Of Cali
fornia into must, which can be sh ipped
to all parts of the world in a very con.
centrated form, so that all nation can
purchase the must and make their own
wine in their own way. The subj ect is
one of vast Importance to the State OF
California.
Yesterday morning was set for she re-
sumption of the taking of testimony for
General Vandever in the Lynch Vande-
yer contest. The lawyers and reporters
showed up promptly, but the witnesses
failed to materialize. The, contest went
over until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. 1t is said that at that time
q sneral Vandever will introduce some
documentary evidence OF general char
aacter aud will close his case. Mr.. Lynch
will then introduce evidence in rebuttal.